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A review by nerdgirllin
Cry of Metal & Bone by L. Penelope
4.0
Actual Rating 3.8
So first...the shopkeeping items, I recieved this book in a goodreads giveaway in exchange for an honest review. Though if we're being honest I read the first two books in this series and had EVERY intention of getting this one. Now with that out of the way lets get into the review.
Being that I started this book shortly after I finished the second installment of the series I was very eager to find out what happened to Kyara and Darvyn. To my dismay the first quarter of this book did nothing to calm my excitement. I think that may be why it took me so long to finish, the book just starts out pretty slow. Don't let that dissuade you from picking this book up though, because once the plot gets going, it gets going!
While the previous books have been written from multiple POVs, I felt this book had a bit more of that than the previous book. Here, we are focused on Mr. Tai Summerhawk and Lizvette Nirall, Kyara and Darvyn, Ella, Tani and Ilsni, and a little bit of Jasminda and Jack. There is a reason for that. This book has a lot of moving parts and in order to explain everything that's going on you need all of the information. I think Penelope does a great job weaving all of the individual stories together in a way that makes sense for the reader while still maintaining the integrity of the big picture.
Okay, so big pictute. Unification never comes without a cost right? Centuries of hatred and bigotry doesn't just go away because the Goddess that Awoken is awake. There are forces at play that want to maintain the old wayand they're willing to do whatever it takes to do it.
Also, can we talk about the Goddess Awoken? At times she is annoying and unlikable, always playing with people's emotions. Hell at times I felt like she was playing with mine the way she was manipulating everyone's actions without letting make decisions for themselves. Sis isn't even omniscient. Anyway I've devolved into a rant. Ummm... buy this book ... then read this book... and don't take 2 months to do it like I did. You won't regret it.
So first...the shopkeeping items, I recieved this book in a goodreads giveaway in exchange for an honest review. Though if we're being honest I read the first two books in this series and had EVERY intention of getting this one. Now with that out of the way lets get into the review.
Being that I started this book shortly after I finished the second installment of the series I was very eager to find out what happened to Kyara and Darvyn. To my dismay the first quarter of this book did nothing to calm my excitement. I think that may be why it took me so long to finish, the book just starts out pretty slow. Don't let that dissuade you from picking this book up though, because once the plot gets going, it gets going!
While the previous books have been written from multiple POVs, I felt this book had a bit more of that than the previous book. Here, we are focused on Mr. Tai Summerhawk and Lizvette Nirall, Kyara and Darvyn, Ella, Tani and Ilsni, and a little bit of Jasminda and Jack. There is a reason for that. This book has a lot of moving parts and in order to explain everything that's going on you need all of the information. I think Penelope does a great job weaving all of the individual stories together in a way that makes sense for the reader while still maintaining the integrity of the big picture.
Okay, so big pictute. Unification never comes without a cost right? Centuries of hatred and bigotry doesn't just go away because the Goddess that Awoken is awake. There are forces at play that want to maintain the old wayand they're willing to do whatever it takes to do it.
Also, can we talk about the Goddess Awoken? At times she is annoying and unlikable, always playing with people's emotions. Hell at times I felt like she was playing with mine the way she was manipulating everyone's actions without letting make decisions for themselves. Sis isn't even omniscient. Anyway I've devolved into a rant. Ummm... buy this book ... then read this book... and don't take 2 months to do it like I did. You won't regret it.